Update: Though the specifications emerged via a now-removed Blizzard Support Page, the company now says the below requirements are not accurate. In addition, Chandler55 points out that the specs are near-identical to those of World of Warcraft, reinforcing Blizzard's claim that the posting contained placeholder information.

Original Blizzard has unveiled the system requirements for the closed beta version of its much-anticipated and long-coming PC real-time strategy sequel StarCraft 2.

nope

Of course, exactly when the beta will begin has yet be disclosed.

At last official word, Blizzard expected the first StarCraft 2 release, Wings of Liberty, to hit store shelves within the first half of 2010. Two other games, the Zerg-centric "Heart of the Swarm" and Protoss-heavy "Legacy of the Void," will later round out the trilogy.